EFREM ZIMBALIST JR. - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 44270

EFREM ZIMBALIST, JR.
Small 6¾x9 b/w publicity photograph for ABC's series The FBI with show stars Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Stephen Brooks and Philip Abbott. Signed by Zimbalist, who plated Inspector Lewis Erskine, "with my warmest regards".
Inscribed photograph signed "for Tom Parry/with my warmest/regards/Efrem Zimbalist Jr." in blue ink. Pencil notations on verso in unknown hand. B/w, 6¾x9 overall, 6½x8½ image, one surface. Shown with Stephen Brooks and Philip Abbott, his co-stars on The FBI. (1965-1974). The show was produced with the cooperation of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover until his death in 1972. Zimbalist starred as Inspector Lewis Erskine, Reynolds was Agent Tom Colby (1967-1974) and Abbott was Agent Arthur Ward. The son of violinist Efrem Zimbalist and opera star Alma Gluck, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., born in 1918, made his film debut in 1949's House of a Stranger. Although he appeared in a number of films - including the 1991 action-flick satire Hot Shots!, which showcased his comedic flair - Zimbalist achieved stardom on the small screen. From 1958 to 1964, he starred as suave private detective Stuart Bailey on 77 Sunset Strip, which earned him one of his two Emmy Award nomination, and in 1965, hebegan his nine-season run as Inspector Lew Erskine on The FBI, which earned him one of his three Golden Globe nominations. He later appeared as con artist Daniel Chalmers on his daughter Stephanie's weekly series Remington Steele (1982-1987) and as the voice of faithful butler Alfred on numerous Batman animated series in the 1990s and 2000's, and has guest starred in a number of other series, including Babylon 5 (1997). Zimbalist also appeared six times on Broadway between 1945 and 1956 and produced four Broadway productions between 1947 and 1950. Lightly toned, creased and bowed. Signature has poor adhesion in places but is legible. Paper clip impression in right edge. Light impressions on image (not visible head-on). Otherwise in fine condition.